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From What I've Been Able To Determine, Many Of Our Big Stars Are Addicted To Tobacco. They Want To Smoke In Movies For The Same Reason I Smoked As I Wrote, Which Is That They Think Their Performance Is Going To Be Better.

In The Olden Days, Of Course, Cigarette Companies Would Pay To Have Their Product Advertised In Movies And To Have Actors Smoke Cigarettes.[ronald Reagan Used To Do It.]

Before I Would View Rob Reiner As This Really Annoying Pest. Every Time He'd Come On Tv Or Talking About Smoking, I Found My Blood Pressure Go Up. I Just Met-really Met Rob For The First Time Last Week And Told Him How Much I Admire Him. He's Done More Than Anyone Else In The Industry.

I Have Only One Loyalty - To My Writing. I Never Wanted To Be The Head Of A Studio Or A Producer.

From A Writing Point Of View, You Now Have Teams Of Screenwriters Working With A Director. What's Lost In The Process Is The Power Of That One Heart, Brain, Gut And Soul That Makes Something An Original Piece Of Writing.